Luperosaurus yasumai

Luperosaurus yasumai is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Indonesian Borneo.[1] The species is named in honor of Shigeki Yasuma, a Japanese biologist who has contributed to research and conservation of wildlife in Borneo.

Luperosaurus yasumai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Luperosaurus
Species:
L. yasumai
Binomial name
Luperosaurus yasumai
Ota, Sengoku, & Hikida, 1996

Description

L. yasumai shares a close resemblance to Luperosaurus joloensis and Luperosaurus palawanensis. It has a few distinctions from its relatives in that is has fewer scansors on its seventh toe and it has a more depressed tail.[2]

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